| Show SAr DY CHAPTER He begged Emma to stay away But she came She came every everyday everyday everyday day arriving hours before the sessions sessions ses ses- opened imagining she helped him when she sought his hand Now at a phrase from the pr prosecutor prosecutor pros pros- s- s she covered her fa face e. e Everyone heard her soft broken heard cry heard it t and shuddered Gentlemen of the jury you have havea a 11 very simple c case se to decide decide decide-a a porE perfect t case of circumstantial evi evi- dence You have all stated under oath that you have no prejudice against circumstantial evidence evidence- enc that you would bring a. a a. a convIction conviction conviction tion on such stich evidence We ask you ou to remember this The defendant in this case Is in good circumstances He h has ha's s sl l Had ad the benefit of an excellent ed ed- ed These advantages aggravate aggravate aggravate aggra aggra- vate rather theor tl than tl an lesson his guilt gUlIt We Ve exhort you not to be swayed I by class sympathy Wo ask you not to encourage crime among The young by permitting it to go un un- un- un punished In this state It Is notorious that the well to escape punishment for their crimes while the unfortunate unfortunate unfortunate are severely handl handled d. d This condition is a burning shame to us A murder is murder whether committed committed committed com com- by a thug or a college grad grad- The mounting wave of crime among youth routh of ot the more fortunate fortunate fortunate fortu fortu- nate classes puts upon yOI you yO yOa a I mighty responsibility demands that you give unflinching justice Wo We ask the same punishment for this defendant as that meted to toan toan toan an Ignorant and unfortunate slayer We Ve ask the extreme penalty under under un un- der deT the law The extreme penalty under the law Emma cried out She burled buried her herI I face against his arm her hands reaching to his neck She said No I and made no a tearing gesture I ture He lowered low his he head d tried to take her little hard hands But ButhIs Buthis Buthis his were like pieces of Iron His Hla jaws we wens stiff To refresh your memory we will go over r th the main points brought out in the testimony testimony- All that about his finger prints found in Ramons Ramon's office dozens of times his handkerchief blood bloo soaked found on the stairs his flimsy alibi utterly punctured by the facts even his mother stating emphatically that he was away from home me all of Monday night the night of the murder murder murder- Norman Wood sprang to his feet relt challenging this But the jury had heard And Emma sank pitifully she she seemed physically to grow thin and peaked under tho the scout SCOUtIng SCOUt ding d- d Ing words Five people positively Identify this defendant as the man who I entered Ramon Worth's office on onI I the tho night he died Two of these identifications admit off no doubtIng doubtIng doubting doubt- doubt Ing even by the most skeptical The witness Avery MIddleton knew the defendant extremely well during a period of f seven years He and his wi wife both saw this defendant lift a woman in his arms the woman who crept along the floor of the deceased's deceased's deceased's de de- de- de ceased's the the e-the the woman who was wounded and carried away an and hidden by this defendant This defendant twice leaned over tho the prostrate form of ot Ramon Worth The rhe testimony Irrefutably establish this He leaned over him and then he be switched out the lights When Ramon Worth was next seen he was dead He lay Jay on the floor In the very area where this defendant had knelt melt he lay therewIth there therewith therewith with a bullet et wound in his heart a bullet sent at close range This bullet was the defendant was in the room It was positively not fired after 11 And it was not sent before 10 It was fired between 10 and 11 Thos is the tho hour when the defendant entered Worth's office At 11 o'clock a man lay dead At 11 o'clock the defendant had switched out the light he had spirited a wounded woman from the room And he has sat through the trial offering no witnesses maling making making mak mal ing no denial Why To baffle you you you-to to leave you with the remnant remnant remnant rem rem- nant of doubt that must vanish should he open his lips Why has he be remained spent silent He Ire has no defense A deliberate murder has been committed a amanIs aman man manis is shot to death a woman Is wounded and hidden away And the man positively known to have been at the scene of this ap appalling ap ap- appalling palling crime sits before you ou re refusing refusing re- re fusing Cusing to give gi one word of ot explanation ex ex- For all anyone In this this' room knows to the contrary the woman who was wounded may since have died And two murders ers should ba be b laid at the door of this defendant defend defend- ant The evidence shows that suicide suicide suicide sui sui- cide was not committed If the deceased shot himself how account for the bullet found In the wall behind him hm And the evidence shows that this defendant in a state of feverIsh feverish feverish fever fever- ish excitement waited one hour and twenty minutes at the corner of Third and Market Was Vas he waiting wafting for the woman He then rushed In an alarmed way to the office directory He asked nervously If the deceased had offices In the building Witnesses have shown this It was exactly a a. quarter of 11 when this defendant was seen by bythe bythe bythe the janitress to shake the door of Worth's office office exactly exactly a quarter of 11 when he entered the room ex- ex wildly My y God And a a few moments later this defendant was seen to kneel over an object prostrate on the floor floora floor floor- a a few moments later he was seen to lift a wounded woman In his arms a woman wounded In a scuffle a a. woman who would be bea a material witness but who has been spirited away or who has died of her wounds This defendant to cover a a. ruthless ruthless ruth ruth- less Tess killing has sat obstinately silent This defendant to cover cover a wanton murder has hidden or a ai- ai lowed loved to die a material witness No Clear and bright and high flying fly fly- flying lying ly- ly ing like a fJ fUite te note down the aisle No Walt Oh Just a a. moment mo mo- ment nent please please- l Figures two Figures two swift trembling figures figures coming coming to to the rail The audience craning forward jumping to its feet of chairs the bailiff hammering for order But above all this No Walt Wait Walta Waita a moment Oh wont won't you please And then a a. hoarse sob sob a. a violent violent violent vio vio- lent sob Douglas rushed to the rail He reached out his arms face the blanched the color and texture texture texture tex tex- ture of granite He swayed with his arms outstretched outstretched outstretched out out- stretched stretched- Sandy Oh for Gods God's saks Dont Don't Oh for Goas Goa's sake Jude Judith Jude But Sandy smiled She stood there with her head tilted back nl her r hands on Judiths Judith's arm The re red redhair redhair hair shining like Ilke an aureole about a a. face whiter r than death White and radiant like an angel she stood there white and smiling 1 She said No not No not he I I-I I 1 am the one who knows I am the theone theone theone one to blame blame blame- And he tried to cover her with his arms tried to stop her Norman Wood reached his side May It pl please e the court to hear this woman Sandy allowed to enter Sandy touching the hand of Douglas whispering swiftly Oh Douglas Douglas Silence as though through the heavens had opened opened opened-as as though a pale apparItion apparition ap ap- entered entered entered-an an unearthly visitant visitant vis vis- I coming so shiningly with that high hI-h fluty note down the aisle le Sandy giving g her name nam br hr age clasping her hands an and with imploring tenderness table where sat one charge a murder where r where sat Bat one e moments ago seemingly mar mar death M You were acquainted w I deceased Ramon Worth T I you were In his office on th and at the moment ot Tell about this and why ye to be there f Yes Ill I'll tell you you you-I I c came me you I didn't know of this yes Ill I'll keep ke-ep to the win poin I I knew Ramon Wort I. I been away for a year F months I had toad not heard him Wt I Suddenly he returned T the Saturday night death He called to seem see I was out out out-I I was out with las Keith J fl The next day again He was bitterly ex had seen me coming night with Douglas terly excited and reproached this this this- Why Why why should he heTE rs you You were no not secret ried Fled to him 7 Oh no no Were you engaged I to t teased ased Oh no ao nV J Then rhen why should he i J you Had you sou ou not a right out with tt- tt tte e defend defendant Worth have some claim on EI Quiet QuIet heavy heavy as a pall pall n n then a long drawn brea breath h- h leaning forward 9 Sandy looked the dar dai se and cavernous cavernous pearly whiteness of her face Did the deceased hay hav th to reproach you you I DId he claim on you you 1 She smiled She looked standing at the rail a said A Ah well Aft w h-w well ell no no-h no be h. h claim I claim I must muM tell it ll 11 must tell it all all all- Continued tomorrow Copyright 1926 by th the lc C. 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